Busy Summer

It's only one month into our favorite time of the year and we have already done a lot of fun things. Being pregnant in the summer was not a smart idea. I am constantly hot and try to avoid being outside in the afternoon. I can't even imagine what it will be like when temperatures are in the 90's and 100's. I might melt into puddle. Despite the heat we have tried to do a lot of outdoors stuff. The kids have fun in the morning going out to play in the backyard before it gets too hot.

Makayla still loves to play dress up. Now she asks me to take pictures of her after some of her many outfit changes. 

Makayla still has a baby in her belly named Baby Kenzee. She has collected a lot of things for Baby Kenzee when she comes out, like diapers, clothes, and toys. She carries that stuff around all day long and sets it all out to look at it. We asked Makayla if Baby Kenzee was a boy or a girl and she told us, that Baby Kenzee is a "girl with a noodle." Can't wait to see what that looks like! :)

Makayla is getting pretty sassy in her three years. She yells at us a lot and has spent a lot of time in time out because she is either yelling or hitting. One day I told her that her behavior was not appropriate, and she told me, "you're not propriate, mom!" 

Even though we are dealing with a little sassy pants a lot of the time, Makayla can also be a real sweetheart. She is very animated with her her facial expressions and hand gestures. She can be so nice to Caden, and frequently looks out for him and gets him things he needs. I think when the new baby arrives she will be such a good helper and a great big sister. 

And Caden is just looking like a little boy more and more everyday. He is so cute and cracks us up with his growing vocabulary. 

Some of my favorite sayings of Caden lately include: 

• If you call Caden a name like "Buddy" he says, "I not Buddy, I Cada-tots!"
• He asks us, "What did you say?"
• He jabbers all the time. A lot of the time he is trying to talk but he can't get the words out fast enough, so he stutters. 
• Caden is becoming very independent. He tells us, "I do it by myself." If you try to help him, he gets so mad and goes back to try to do it again. 
• He repeats a lot of things Makayla says like, "That makes me so sad. I not going to be your best friend anymore!"

He loves to wear my flip flops around the house

One of my favorite things is when Caden wakes up in the morning. He is such a sleepy head! 

 Caden still loves his babies and Snuggle Bear.

We love having breakfast together in the morning

 And snacks in the afternoon.

 And snuggling on the couch is one of our favorite things to do.

Heather, Brooke, and Cicely were visiting from Nashville so we had an impromptu party for all the June birthdays in our family. Happy birthday to Preston, Hannah, Gage, and Brooke!

We had the Jones fam over for swimming and a bar-b-q. 

 Caden loved the ice cream. He won't eat dinner, but he manages to eat his ice cream all gone and parts of everyone else's, too.

I love this picture of Camden and Caden. They are only 18 months apart, and I predict they will be bestest buds.

We've gone to play group at the park

And the Herriman splash pad. This was my favorite day because Makayla and Caden were being so cute together. They played together the whole time and kept giving each other hugs and holding hands. 

We went to the air show in Ogden. It was really fun, but super hot. We only lasted a few hours

It's not all fun and games, though. I put the kids to work helping me with things around the house. This day they helped me fold their laundry. 

All of this playing and working has resulted in some very tired kids at the end of the night. I find that our bedtime keeps getting later and later. All worth it!

As for me, I am still very preggo. I forgot to take a picture this month, but I am getting bigger by the day. Baby in my belly is doing great. We had another ultrasound because my amniotic fluid was low, but the baby seemed to be doing fine. He/she was moving around and had its hands and feet up the entire time. It was so fun to see it again. I still feel like it's a girl, but feel like a lot of the medical stuff is suggesting that it is a boy. Only 12 more weeks until we know for sure! 

Thanks to Kayla for taking this picture of me... maybe I'll have to get her to snap a few pictures of my pregnant belly next time. 

And to end this month's post, have I told you how amazing my husband is? He surprised me for our 5 year  anniversary by getting me an anniversary band for my ring! I have been wanting one, but I didn't think I would get it for a few more years. I absolutely love it! 

Best husband ever! He also got me the 5 year Precious Moment and we went out on a very needed date night to a movie, dinner, and Hale Center Theatre. I feel so bad because guess what I got him for our 5 year anniversary? A card. That's it. I guess that means I will have to surprise him with something great for our 6 year anniversary! Love you Tyler! Thanks for being the best husband and spoiling me!